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Sochaux, 11 juin 1968 [Sochaux June 11th 1968] (Bruno Muel, 1970)

Jun

11

1968

Sochaux, 11 juin 1968 (1970)

Several of the striking workers in a row. The composition echoes the famous propaganda image of Marx, Engels, Lenin etc. DP: Groupe Medvedkine de Sochaux.

Festival panafricain d'Alger [The Panafrican Festival in Algiers] (William Klein, 1969)

Jul

26

One Voice Day

Festival panafricain d'Alger (1969)

Black hands holding each other. In translation the caption reads “Down with colonialism! Down with imperialism!”. DP: William Klein et al.

In typical Western fashion the credits for William Klein's Festival panafricain d'Alger focusses on the French and American participants. After Algeria regained its independence in 1962, it became Africa's – and the #AfricanDiaspora's – centre for postcolonial and liberation moments.

“À bas le colonialisme ! À bas l'imperialisme !”

The 12-day Festival panafricain attracted 5000 people from all over the African continent, as well as liberation fighters from the United States.